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Mechanicsville Stained Glass Doorway
247 Deaderick Ave. in the Historic Mechanicsville Neighborhood in Knoxville TN.
Mechanicsville was established in the late 1860s to house skilled laborers who came to work in the many factories that sprang up along Knoxville's periphery.
Post-Civil War railroad (re)construction lured heavy industry to this area, starting with the Knoxville Iron Company, which built a massive foundry just southeast of Mechanicsville. When the neighborhood acquired its name in the 19th century, the word "mechanic" typically referred to factory workers. Mechanicsville was developed during this period to provide housing for Welsh iron specialists and African-American laborers working at Knoxville Iron and other area factories.
Mechanicsville Stained Glass Doorway
247 Deaderick Ave. in the Historic Mechanicsville Neighborhood in Knoxville TN.
Mechanicsville was established in the late 1860s to house skilled laborers who came to work in the many factories that sprang up along Knoxville's periphery.
Post-Civil War railroad (re)construction lured heavy industry to this area, starting with the Knoxville Iron Company, which built a massive foundry just southeast of Mechanicsville. When the neighborhood acquired its name in the 19th century, the word "mechanic" typically referred to factory workers. Mechanicsville was developed during this period to provide housing for Welsh iron specialists and African-American laborers working at Knoxville Iron and other area factories.